***NEW! Specialization Completion Challenge, receive Qwiklabs credits valued up to $180! See below for details.***
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Learners interested in Google Cloud Platform can continue to learn in either of our latest GCP infrastructure specializations.
Option 1: Networking in Google Cloud Platform Specialization is available on Coursera. This brand-new Specialization teaches you to design, develop, and manage cloud networking solutions to drive business objectives. Visit https://www.coursera.org/specializations/networking-google-cloud-platform
Option 2: The Developing Applications with Google Cloud Platform Specialization. This Specialization teaches you to build secure, scalable, and intelligent cloud-native applications. Visit https://www.coursera.org/specializations/developing-apps-gcp for more details.
Option 3: The Architecting with Google Cloud Platform Specialization is also available. This Specialization has updated, improved content that can help you if you are preparing for the Google Certified Professional - Cloud Architect exam as well as the Associate Cloud Engineer exam. Head to https://www.coursera.org/specializations/gcp-architecture to explore the updated content.
Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure covers the fundamentals of Google Cloud Platform and is the first course in the 3 specializations.
This course introduces you to important concepts and terminology for working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You learn about, and compare, many of the computing and storage services available in Google Cloud Platform, including Google App Engine, Google Compute Engine, and Google Container Engine.
SPECIALIZATION COMPLETION CHALLENGE
As if learning new skills wasn’t enough of an incentive, we're excited to announce a special completion challenge for the 'Infrastructure' specializations.
Here’s how it works: Our completion challenge runs through 11:59pm PT May 5, 2019. Complete any course in this Specialization including this one, anytime in this period and we'll send you 30 Qwiklabs credits for each course completed (upto $180 value given there are 6 courses in the Architecting with GCP specialization).
You can use these credits to take additional labs and earn badges, which you can then add to your resume and social profiles.
Your challenge awaits – begin learning on Coursera today!
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From the lesson

Introducing Google Cloud Platform

Google Cloud Platform offers four main kinds of services: Compute, Storage, Big Data, and Machine Learning. This course focuses mostly on the first two, together with Google Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) networking. This module orients learners to the basics of Google Cloud Platform. It traces the evolution of cloud computing and explains what is unique about Google's approach to it. The module introduces the key structural concepts of regions and zones.